During the War of the Ring, Pelargir was overrun by Corsairs once again. Their fleet of some fifty great ships and many more smaller vessels laid in dock, ready to sail to Harlond. It was not to be: Aragorn and the Dead Men of Dunharrow stroke fear into the men of Umbar, and they fled or dove into the river Anduin. After manning the Black Ships with his own troops, Aragorn released the spell that had haunted the Dead Men since the day of Isildur.[1]

Etymology

Pelargir is Sindarin for "Garth of (the) Royal Ships".[8][9] Christopher Tolkien has noted that the first element derives from the Elvish element/root pel-.[10]; the two other elements appear to be ar(a) ("royal, noble") + cîr ("ships").[11]